We are looking for a proactive and motivated Middle QA/Release Engineer who will minimize post-release bugs and is eager to grow and develop together with our team. 

Important: the candidate must be fluent in Russian, as internal communication and part of the documentation are primarily in that language.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate release requests.Deploy changes delivered by Product Teams to different environments.

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• Participate in coordination of acceptance testing and approval gathering.

• Coordinate with the DevOps team for production (Prod) release deployments.

• Participate in post-production testing and monitoring activities.

• Perform Frontend, Backend, and Mobile testing.

• Contribute to the development and execution of automated tests using appropriate frameworks and tools.

• Maintain and optimize existing automated test suites.

• Execute and analyze the results of automated tests.

• Contribute to the creation of test plans, test designs, and testing reports.

• Understand the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

• Apply knowledge of development methodologies such as Agile, Scrum, and Kanban.

• Analyze, verify, and clarify requirements with product managers and developers to identify potential defects early in the process.

• Log defects and verify fixes.

• Drive medium-complexity features to release readiness.

Requirements:

• At least 5 years of experience in software testing.

• Experience with CI/CD systems (Real experience of deployment on different environments, including production), (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions) and basic DevOps knowledge.
• Python proficiency at Junior level or higher ability to read, understand, and write basic scripts; experience using Python for test automation or related tasks.

• Familiarity with bug tracking and logging tools (e.g., Logviewer, Sentry, ELK).
• Knowledge of RESTful APIs and experience in writing and automating API tests.
• Understanding of database principles (SQL/NoSQL) and ability to validate data accuracy.
• Solid knowledge of QA methodologies and experience working in Agile/Scrum teams.

• Strong team collaboration and communication skills.

• Analytical thinking and attention to detail.

• Responsibility and a proactive approach to tasks.

Personal Qualities:

• Proactivity

• Independence

Valuable End Results:

• Minimized number of bugs post-release.

• Reduced time-to-market (TTM) for releases.